Title: The Beast

Title: The Beast Title Record # 14253
Author: A. E. van Vogt
Date: 1963-00-00
Type: NOVEL
Series: Pendrake
Language: English

Note: According to Peter Nicholls this is a fix-up of "The Great Engine","The Wonderful Man" (under the title "The Changeling"), and "The Beast" originally published in ''Astounding Science Fiction'' 1943, 1944. According to Icshi:

Chapters 1-5: "The Great Engine" 1943;
Chapters 5-11: "The Changeling" 1944;
Chapters 12-13: linking material;
Chapters 14-31 & Epilogue: "The Beast" 1943.

Icshi writes: "each story has undergone substantial revision", but "The Changeling was thoroughly re-written."

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Year	Title
1969	Moonbeast

Year	Language	Title
1965	Italian	La città immortale
1968^ⓘTranslated by Jesco von Puttkamer	German	Die Bestie
1973^ⓘTranslated by Erik van Ravensberghe	Dutch	Het beest
1976^ⓘTranslated by R. W. Th. Stins	Dutch	Maanbeest
1980^ⓘTranslated by Jacques Martinache.	French	La bête
1987^ⓘTranslated by Agneta Sneibjerg	Swedish	Odjuret
1997^ⓘTranslated by Dan Oprina	Romanian	Bestia

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
The Beast	1963-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Doubleday (Doubleday Science Fiction)		$3.50^?$: US dollar	207	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Howard Burns
The Beast	1963-05-00	A. E. van Vogt	Doubleday / SFBC		$1.20^?$: US dollar	207	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Howard Burns
The Beast	1964-05-00	A. E. van Vogt	Macfadden Books	60-169	$0.60^?$: US dollar	160	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Richard Powers
The Beast	1964-05-00	A. E. van Vogt	Macfadden Books	60-169	C$0.60^?C$: Canadian dollar	160	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Richard Powers
La città immortale	1965-01-31	A. E. van Vogt	Casa Editrice La Tribuna		Lit 600^?Lit: Italian lira	272	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Herbert Pagani
La città immortale	1965-01-31	A. E. van Vogt	Casa Editrice La Tribuna		Lit 2,200^?Lit: Italian lira	272	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Herbert Pagani
La città immortale	1965-01-31	A. E. van Vogt	Casa Editrice La Tribuna (La Bussola SF #1)		Lit 600^?Lit: Italian lira	272	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Rocco Borella
La città immortale	1965-01-31	A. E. van Vogt	Casa Editrice La Tribuna (Science Fiction Book Club (Italy) #12)		Lit 2,200^?Lit: Italian lira	272	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Herbert H. Pagani
La città immortale	1965-06-00	A. E. van Vogt	Casa Editrice La Tribuna (La Bussola SF #1)		Lit 600^?Lit: Italian lira	272	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Herbert H. Pagani
A van Vogt Omnibus	1967-10-00	A. E. van Vogt	Sidgwick & Jackson	0-283-35345-7	30/-^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	172+ 162+ 159	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	omni
Die Bestie	1968-04-26	A. E. van Vogt	Moewig (Terra Taschenbuch #137)	TTB137	DM 2.40^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	172	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Karl Stephan
The Beast	1968-08-00	A. E. van Vogt	Macfadden Books	60-343	$0.60^?$: US dollar	160	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Moonbeast	1969-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Panther	0-586-02937-0	5/-^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	187	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Moonbeast	1970-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Panther	0-586-02937-0	5/-^?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).	187	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
La città immortale	1970-06-00	A. E. van Vogt	Casa Editrice La Tribuna (Science Fiction Book Club (Italy) #12)		Lit 1,200^?Lit: Italian lira	272	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel	Herbert H. Pagani
The Beast	1972-09-00	A. E. van Vogt	Manor Books	75-479	$0.75^?$: US dollar	160	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Het beest	1973-08-00	A. E. van Vogt	De Vrijbuiter / De Schorpioen (Apollo #16)		ƒ1.25	49	pulp^?Magazine using the common pulp size: 6.5" by 9.5". For ISFDB purposes this may also be used as a designation for the quality of the paper. There are some untrimmed pulps that are as large as 8" by 11.75	novel
Moonbeast	1973-12-00	A. E. van Vogt	Panther	0-586-02937-0	£0.35^?£: UK pound	187	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Chris Foss
The Beast	1975-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Manor Books	95399	$0.95^?$: US dollar	160	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Moonbeast	1975-06-00	A. E. van Vogt	Panther	0-586-02937-0	£0.40^?£: UK pound	187	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Chris Foss
Maanbeest / Het gestolen brein / Oorlog tegen de Rull	1976-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Meulenhoff (M=SF #111)	90-290-0853-9		497	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	Patrick Woodroffe
Maanbeest / Het gestolen brein / Oorlog tegen de Rull	1977-02-00	A. E. van Vogt	Meulenhoff (M=SF #111)	90-290-0853-9		497	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	omni	Patrick Woodroffe
The Beast	1977-06-00	A. E. van Vogt	Manor Books	0-532-15265-4	$1.50^?$: US dollar	160	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel
Moonbeast	1978-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Panther	0-586-02937-0	£0.85^?£: UK pound	187	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Chris Foss
La bête	1980-09-04	A. E. van Vogt	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5086)	2-266-00923-0		223	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	W. Siudmak
Oorlog tegen de Rull & Maanbeest	1982-02-00	A. E. van Vogt	Meulenhoff (M=SF #175)	90-290-1487-3		328	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	omni	Peter Elson
La città immortale	1982-02-00	A. E. van Vogt	Editrice Nord (Cosmo Serie Oro. Classici della Narrativa di Fantascienza #51)		Lit 6,000^?Lit: Italian lira	vi+ 208	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Dino Marsan
La bête	1982-05-10	A. E. van Vogt	Presses Pocket (Presses Pocket - Science Fiction #5086)	2-266-00923-0		223	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	W. Siudmak
Moonbeast	1984-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Panther	0-586-02937-0	£1.95^?£: UK pound	187	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Chris Foss
The Beast	1984-02-00	A. E. van Vogt	DAW Books (DAW Collectors #567)	0-87997-910-0 / UE1910	$2.50^?$: US dollar	176	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Frank Kelly Freas
The Beast	1984-02-00	A. E. van Vogt	DAW Books / New American Library of Canada	0-87997-910-0 / UE1910	C$2.95^?C$: Canadian dollar	176	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Frank Kelly Freas
Die Bestie	1986-02-00	A. E. van Vogt	Moewig (Utopia Classics #86)	3-8118-5032-6	DM 6.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	192	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Hans-Günter Hauptmann^?Hans-Guenter Hauptmann
Odjuret	1987-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Delta (Stockholm) (Delta Science Fiction #194)	91-7228-363-7		204	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	novel	Eddie Jones
Die Bestie	1988-09-00	A. E. van Vogt	Moewig (Moewig Science Fiction #3861)	3-8118-3861-X	DM 8.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	192	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Ron Lindahn
The Beast	1992-11-00	A. E. van Vogt	Carroll & Graf (Masters of Science Fiction (Carroll & Graf))	0-88184-883-2	$3.95^?$: US dollar	207	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	novel	Jim Burns
Bestia	1997-00-00	A. E. van Vogt	Editura Nemira (Nautilus #104)	9739301465		216	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	novel
The Beast	2015-09-07	A. E. van Vogt	Agency Editions	978-1-940392-10-3	$3.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	novel

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Review by S. E. Cotts (1963) in Amazing Stories, September 1963
Review by Avram Davidson (1963) in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, November 1963
Review by P. Schuyler Miller (1963) in Analog Science Fact -> Science Fiction, November 1963
Review [German] by Franz Rottensteiner (1964) in Quarber Merkur, #5

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